November 9, 2010 1:00 pm

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Seahawks offensive plays by personnel grouping

Group

Name

Pass

Run

Total

Pass %

Run %

1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE

“11”

138

55

193

71.5%

28.5%

1 RB, 2 WR, 2 TE

“12”

67

67

134

50.0%

50.0%

2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE

“21”

36

35

71

50.7%

49.3%

2 RB, 1 WR, 2 TE

“22”

17

23

40

42.5%

57.5%

1 RB, 1 WR, 3 TE

“13”

6

3

9

66.7%

33.3%

1 RB, 4 WR

“10”

6

1

7

85.7%

14.3%

2 RB, 3 WR

“20”

6

0

6

100.0%

0.0%

0 RB, 4WR, 1 TE

“01”

4

0

4

100.0%

0.0%

2 RB, 3 TE

“23”

1

3

4

25.0%

75.0%

0 RB, 3 WR, 2TE

“02”

1

0

1

100.0%

0.0%

Fake FG

“FFG”

0

1

1

0.0%

100.0%

Total

282

188

470

60.0%

40.0%

Excluding the fake field goal, the Seahawks have had an “Ace” backfield (one-back) for 73.1% of their 469 offensive plays this season.

Another by-product of not having a true fullback on the 53-man roster is the increase in 2+ tight end personnel groupings. After back-to-back seasons of using two-tight end sets on less than 16% of their offensive snaps, the Seahawks have had two-tight ends on 40.1% of the 469 offensive plays this season.

The Seahawks have had at least three wide receivers on the field for 45% of their offensive plays.

Seahawks Passing Numbers (by Personnel Grouping)

Group

Com

Att

%

Yards

TD

INT

Sacks

Sack Yd

Rating

“11”

75

125

60.0%

769

3

2

13

-66

79.1

“12”

33

60

55.0%

334

1

4

7

-52

48.9

“21”

18

36

50.0%

310

0

3

0

0

44.9

“22”

10

15

66.7%

54

1

0

2

-13

94.9

“13”

4

6

66.7%

32

1

0

0

0

119.4

“10”

2

6

33.3%

6

0

0

0

0

42.4

“20”

4

6

66.7%

27

0

0

0

0

76.4

“01”

2

4

50.0%

20

1

0

0

0

104.2

“02”

0

1

0.0%

0

0

0

0

0

39.6

“23”

0

1

0.0%

0

0

0

0

0

39.6

Total

148

260

56.9%

1552

7

9

22

-131

68.9

The passing totals include the 28-yard pass play from Michael Robinson to Leon Washington, which was run out of “21” personnel.

Seahawks Rushing Numbers (by Personnel Grouping)

Group

Att

Yds

Avg

LG

TD

“11”

55

232

4.2

21

2

“12”

67

262

3.9

32

0

“21”

35

165

4.7

39

0

“22”

23

20

0.9

6

0

“13”

3

-2

-0.7

0

0

“10”

1

1

1.0

1

0

“23”

3

0

0.0

1

2

“FFG

1

-9

-9.0

-9

0

Total

188

669

3.6

39

4

These rushing totals include botched fake field goal attempt, as well as 16 runs by Seahawks quarterbacks Matt Hasselbeck and Charlie Whitehurst. Of the 16 runs, six were kneel-downs (all out of “22” personnel), three were quarterback sneaks (all out of “11” personnel), and one was a designed bootleg out of “12” personnel in the 4th quarter of the Arizona game.

One of the rushing plays was the aborted snap in the 3rd quarter against the Giants, with the ‘Hawks in “11” personnel.

What remains are five scrambles, all by Hasselbeck. Three of the scrambles gained 28 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown against Denver, when the Seahawks were in “11” personnel. Hasselbeck scored a touchdown on a play-action bootleg play out of “23” personnel from the 1-yard line against San Francisco. Hasselbeck also had a 3-yard scramble on a 1st-and-10 play out of “22” personnel against the 49ers.

Offensive Player Snap Count (through 8 games)

Below is a look at each offensive player’s snap counts, including the fake field goal attempt against the St. Louis Rams in Week 4, and that player’s playing-time percentage based on the total number of offensive plays the Seahawks have run this season.

Player

Snaps

Total

P/T %

6-C.Whitehurst

40

470

8.5%

8-M.Hasselbeck

429

470

91.3%

9-J.Ryan

1

470

0.2%

10-O.Mare

1

470

0.2%

11-D.Butler

311

470

66.2%

15-B.Stokley

83

470

17.7%

17-M.Williams

313

470

66.6%

20-J.Forsett

262

470

55.7%

22-J.Jones

30

470

6.4%

24-M.Lynch

125

470

26.6%

26-M.Robinson

83

470

17.7%

32-Q.Ganther

31

470

6.6%

33-L.Washington

53

470

11.3%

49-C.Gresham

1

470

0.2%

50-B.Hamilton

365

470

77.7%

60-M.Unger

47

470

10.0%

64-M.Gibson

70

470

14.9%

65-C.Spencer

470

470

100.0%

66-M.Wrotto

0

470

0.0%

67-A.Barbre

0

470

0.0%

68-B.Giacomini

0

470

0.0%

69-C.Pitts

87

470

18.5%

75-S.Locklear

443

470

94.3%

76-R.Okung

107

470

22.8%

77-S.Andrews

423

470

90.0%

78-T.Polumbus

340

470

72.3%

81-G.Tate

111

470

23.6%

83-D.Branch

185

470

39.4%

85-A.McCoy

17

470

3.6%

86-C.Baker

178

470

37.9%

87-B.Obomanu

100

470

21.3%

88-C.Morrah

19

470

4.0%

89-J.Carlson

445

470

94.7%

Inside the Snap Counts

– Forsett has 146 snaps in “11” personnel, most among Seattle’s running backs. On the six plays run out of “20” personnel, Forsett was paired with Julius Jones (1) and Leon Washington (5).

– More than half (67) of Lynch’s 125 snaps have come in “12” personnel.

– Washington has received snaps in seven personnel groupings, but has primarily been the single-back in “11” personnel. (27 of 53 offensive snaps)

– Mike Gibson picked up one snap as a fullback in “22” personnel vs. Oakland in Week 8.

– Butler is 20 plays away from the amount he played during his rookie season.

– Stokley has been used exclusively in 3-WR packages.

– Williams leads the receivers in snaps in “21” personnel (46 of 71) and “12” personnel (96 of 134) this season.

– 74 of Tate’s 111 snaps (66.7%) have come in 3- or 4-WR packages.

– All four tight ends have played in “12” personnel.

– Carlson has been the one tight end in “11” on 191 of 193 snaps. Baker logged the other two.

Offensive Line Snap Count

Through eight games, the Seahawks have used eight offensive line combinations:

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Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

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Terrific breakdown. One of the more disappointing things I see initially, is how poor they are in their Pro set (“21″) and Ace (“12″) two of the most common and simple formations teams run. And while both very balanced, yield horrific results. The offense simply must get better in their base packages if they are to move forward. Perhaps continuity up front with their best linemen will help, but a 1-7 TD to INT ratio is pathetic.

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